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Sunday, 26 April 2015

Weedpecker - II (Album Review)

Album
Type:
Album

Date
Released:
April 30th
2015

Label:Self
Released

II
- Track Listing

1.Reality Fades

2.Flowering
Dimensions

3.Fat Karma 05:28

4.Nothingness

5.Into The Woods

6.The Vibe

7.Already Gone

Members:

Wyro-guitar &
vocal

Bartek-guitar &
vocal

Mroku-bass

Falon-drums

Bio:

Weedpecker was born
in Warsaw circa 2012, when the Dobry bros. (Wyro and Bandos) decided
to match their dreamy psychedelic rock tunes with some stoner heavy
grungy riffing…soon joined Pan Falon as drummer who plays also for
ultraslow doomers Belzebong. After the summer of 2012 the lineup was
completed with the Spanish bassist Jeso, who was earlier in some
extreme acts like Looking For An Answer and Antigama. In April 2013
they recorded their first self titled album and since then they have
been promoting it supporting bands like Elder, Naam or Mars Red Sky.

Review:

Weedpecker
caused bit of a stir back in 2013 when they released their acclaimed
S/T debut album. It had a stunning mix of Psychedelic Spaced Out
Cosmic Stoner Metal riffs with a nice sideline in loud fuzz.
Weedpecker are back with their new album – II.

II
carries on the magic Weedpecker beautifully created on their debut
album but adds a louder and spacier vibe that will have you on the
edge of your seat. Opening track – Reality Fades – starts off as
a blissful post-rock song with hints of cosmic fuzz slowly playing
the background and then the sublime laid-back vocals start taking you
to sunnier climates as Weedpecker build a serene wall of noise and
calm at the same time. As the song progresses the band slowly start
adding Stoner/Space Rock riffs before all hell breaks loose as the
FUZZ goes into overdrive.

Second
track – Flowering Dimensions – carries on the Spacey Post Rock
guitar with elements of Psychedelic Rock offering a more serene and
quiet affair. The dual vocals of Wyro and Bartek offer brief vocal
passages though it's the slow-paced riffs that hold your attention as
Weedpecker come louder with each second. The song may start as a
tranquil piece but give it a few moments as Weedpecker unleash some
of the albums heaviest riffs they've created so far.

Third
Track – Fat Karma – is a song that some of you may know already
has it's been played heavily on YouTube and within The Doom/Stoner
Metal community. And why not? - This track is what Weedpecker are all
about. Gigantic riffs drenched in LOUD FUZZ and VIOLENT FEEDBACK that
sees the band focus more on the Fuzz and Stoner Metal side of their
music. The vocals are another highlight as they have a distorted
Space Rock quality that more than matches the Spacey riffs on offer
here.

Those
three tracks should tell you what to expect for the remainder of the
album. Heavy Cosmic Riffs with Weedpecker offering a different style
of Stoner Metal that I haven't heard in a long time. One of the other
great tracks to look out for is Nothingness – as it sees the band
in a more reflective and heartbreaking mood though it's still a loud
as hell affair packed with great riffs. Can this be classed as
Weedpecker's Lighter/Mobile In The Air style song. Maybe as it has
some haunting lyrics that obviously mean something personally to the
band.

Weedpecker
have created a sonic experience that demands your full attention as
this is one of the most powerful Stoner Metal albums you'll hear all
year. II is a contender for one of the albums of the year. Brilliant.

Thanks
to the band for the promo. II will be available to buy from April
30th 2015.

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